GOP Voters to Elect Party Officials March 24

CENTRAL — Registered Republicans in Central will go to the polls on Saturday, March 24 to vote on three different party issues — the Louisiana Republican Presidential Primary, the election of the members of the Republican State Central Committee, and the election of members of the Republican Parish Executive Committee.

Central has two races for the Republican State Central Committee.  In House District 65, Subdistrict B, Trade Construction president Brennan Easley will face Mayor’s assistant Billy Thompson.  In Subdistrict C, Barry D. Ivey will face Jared Smith.

For the Republican Parish Executive Committee, in Metro Council District 1, Zachary Councilman John Coglan will face EBR school board member Randy Lamana.  In Metro Council District 4, realtor Jr. Shelton will face Mayor’s assistant Billy Thompson.

Central City News editor Woody Jenkins is an At-Large candidate for the Parish Executive Committee.  Five at-large members will be elected parishwide.

The Republican State Central Committee is the governing body of the Republican Party in Louisiana.  It elects the state’s Republican chairman.

The Republican Parish Executive Committee is the governing body of the Republican Party in East Baton Rouge Parish.  It consists of 17 members — five elected parishwide at-large and 12 elected from the 12 Metro Council districts.  The PEC elects the Parish Republican chairman.

The following candidates qualified to run for State Central Committee seats from Central:

Republican State

Central Committee

64th House District

Subdistrict B (vote for one)

Valarie Hodges (unopposed)

Subdistrict C (voted for one)

Neal Cotton (unopposed)

65th House District

Subdistrict A (vote for one)

Sheri Kirley

Scott Wilfong

Subdistrict B (vote for one)

Brennan Easley

“Billy” Thompson

Subdistrict C (vote for one)

Barry D. Ivey

Jared Smith

Republican Parish

Central Committee

Metro Council District 1

(vote for one)

John Coglan

Randy Lamana

Metro Council District 4

(vote for one)

Jr. Shelton

Billy Thompson

At-Large Parishwide

(vote for up to five)

Elizabeth Dent

Tommy French

Louis (Woody) Jenkins

“Dan” Kyle

Willie “W.D.” Lewis

Kenneth McMillan

Darrell White